West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in East Dean, West Sussex
Need kitchen extract cleaning in East Dean? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Leave it or put it right?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. If the system at a site near East Dean fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Each visit written up, with photos
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in East Dean
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Typical jobs include a system with no record of a TR19 clean and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, across horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and vertical risers. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in East Dean it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- East Dean (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere as small as East Dean, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
What we are called out for in East Dean
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
A hospital like Chichester Centre, about 5 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first
More services for East Dean
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Kitchen extract cleaning in East Dean: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in East Dean and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in East Dean. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for East Dean is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of All Saints, or anywhere in East Dean, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. West Dean House, about 2.6 miles west, is one of the historic houses near East Dean; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
East Dean is about 6 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. From the centre of East Dean to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 17 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the PO18 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Main Road, Chapel Row and Charlton Road and the roads around them. Other places close to East Dean include Charlton (1 mile west), Singleton (2 miles west), West Dean (3 miles west), Heyshott (3 miles north) and Cocking (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Worthing (15 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (8 miles south), Chichester (6 miles south-west), Selsey (13 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles south-east) and Emsworth (10 miles south-west).
Near you in East Dean
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Star And Garter Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Weald and Downland Gridshell (1.8 miles west) and Chichester Centre (5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Graffham Common and Levin Down.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in East Dean
Can a school canteen extract in East Dean be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around East Dean, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you work in East Dean outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in East Dean keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What do I get after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.